multi-engine

adjective

mul·ti-en·gine ˌməl-tē-ˈen-jən

-ˌtī-

: having more than one engine

a multi-engine airplane

Examples of multi-engine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The pilot was practicing shutting down one engine in the multi-engine plane, according to a preliminary report released Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board about the March 30 plane crash at the Treasure Coast International Airport in Fort Pierce, Florida. —

Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 The multi-engine vehicle looks somewhat similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in that preliminary designs incorporated landing legs and grid fins to enable a powered first-stage landing. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2024 He's been a veteran of airshows for more than 25 years, holding commercial, instrument, single-engine and multi-engine ratings in both land and sea aircraft and helicopters, along with ratings in ex-military jets and high-performance radial engine aircraft. —

Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 26 May 2023

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